Episode 193: LIVE! with Chef James Kent - "On The Line" Conversation at Crown Shy (NYC)

Our first show before a live audience in three years took place at a recent gathering of New York City line cooks at Crown Shy restaurant, part of S.Pellegrino Sparkling Natural Mineral Water's "On the Line" dinner series, which celebrates and supports line cooks. Andrew and James Kent, executive chef and partner of Crown Shy, Saga, and Overstory, discuss the lessons James learned in his line-cook days, and his advice to aspiring cooks and chefs today. It's a fun, frank conversation in front of an enthusiastic crowd that we think all you cooks and chefs out there will especially enjoy.

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